Studying abroad as an exchange student can be the chance of a lifetime. But getting through the selection process at Ewha can be tough, and even after they selected, some exchange students experience

If “life is like a box of chocolates” as Forrest Gump suggests, studying abroad can be one of the chocolates offered from Ewha. Studying abroad offers the opportunity to not only the chance to study a

The political culture of Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910) is characterized by bungdang politics. Bungdang is the equivalent to today’s political party system. The Joseon bureaucracy split into factions in t

There are many days that we celebrate, from birthdays to Valentine’s Day, Christmas, and New Year’s Day. People usually exchange gifts to mark those days as moments of their life. Still, people count

Every third Monday in May—which is May 21 this year—is designated as Coming of Age Day. Those who are turning 20 this year in Korea are the subjects of this celebration, where it is estima

Like the ceremonies accompanying marriage, burial, and memorial after death, the coming of age ceremony is one ofKorea’s four traditional ceremonies that mark major steps in the life cycle. The coming

Seoul is the present capital of South Korea. Seoul had a long history. The city has played a leading role as the center of Korean national history since it became the capital of Joseon (1392-1910) whi

As in Korea, other countries around the world have a certain marking point for when an adolescent becomes an adult in the society. Whether this is through a celebration for their eighteenth birthday o

The main subjects of the upcoming Coming-of-Age Day this May are young adults who are turning twenty this year, typically in their second year of university. Most students usually celebrate the Coming

On the Coming-of-Age Day in the past, young men participated in the traditional gwan-rye by tying a topknot and wearing a traditional cylindrical Korean hat woven from horsehair filaments and young wo

For Koreans, the Ancient Kingdom of Goguryeo is more than a historical relic. Korean people consider it one of their grandest ancestral kingdoms. It was the first and the largest of Korea’s three king

Lee Yu-jin (Korean Literature, 3), who is currently the president of Ewha GREEN, an environmental club at Ewha, is not one of the typical environmental activists you might think of. Lee is an ordinary

Starting this year, the Union of Student Clubs has set up a new project called the Environment Preservation Plan. The Union of Student Clubs has signed an agreement with the Office of Student Affairs

Yellow dust storms from China and Mongolia have aggravated due to global warming and desertification. According to news reports this spring, yellow dust storms have started earlier and are expected to

Ever since the Industrial Revolution, people have had negative effects on the environment due to their desire to achieve economic development. The creators of pollution and those that were harming the

News reports in January said 2007 would be the world’s hottest year on record due to global warming and the El Niño effect. Now, the it is not yet summer, yellow dust is already blowing once ag

The final round of talks for the Korea-US Free Trade Agreement (FTA) was completed on March 12 in Seoul. Since the talk began in 2006, some students had established a group called the Ewha Student Gro

Hundreds of people gather in the streets of Jongno, a popular spot for street protests in Seoul. People opposing the dispatching of Korea troops to Iraq and Lebanon pack the streets. Pickets call for

Making a meaningful vacation is what every student likely dreams of. Some might plan to develop their career or some might take a break and travel abroad. Lee Do-kyung (Political Science & Diploma

Finding a friend in university is a little different from doing so in high school. As many freshmen in the past have had difficulty forming good relationships with their peers, theStudent Counseling C